Detachable sleigh-runners for baby-carriages.



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DETAGHABLE SLEIGHRUNNBRS FOR'BABY GARRIAGES.

APPLIGATION FILED Mums, 191,3.

1,098,483. Patented 11111.14, 1914.

MENTE @TAS CHARLES SCHILPP,

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DETACHAIBLE SLEIGH-RUNNERS FOR BABY-CARRIAGES.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed March 28, 1913.

Patented Apr.. td, 3.91 d., Serial No. 757,419.

TovaZZ 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, CHARLES SCHILrr, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in DetachableSleigh-Runners for Baby-Carriages, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in detachable runners forcarriages and other vehicles, and more especially for baby carriages,adapted to be secured on the spindles of the axles after the wheels ofthe carriage or vehicle have been removed so as to convert the vehicleinto a sleigh, one object of the invention being to effect improvementsin the construction of detachable runners whereby the same are providedwith hub or attaching devices that may be readily iitted on the axlespindles, another object being to provide improved means for connectingand bracing the runners; another object being to effect improvements inthe construction of the runners whereby they are adapted to be used inconnection with seat supports and a package carrying board.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of devices hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure l is a side elevation of adetachable sleigh runner and seat boards and a package carrying boardarranged thereon in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a detailtransverse sectional view of a pair of my runners and their coactingparts on the plane indicated by the line ae-a of Fig. l.

Each runner 17 is preferably made of iron or steel and of theappropriate length or other dimensions according to the vehicle on whichthe runners are to be used. The runners are provided at their front andrear ends with integral upturned and curved portions 18 and 19 which areconnected together by raves 20. The raves also form the cross bars ofstandards 2l which are A- shaped, each standard comprising a pair ofupwardly converging bars and an eye or hub element 22 which is adafptedto be placed on one of the axle spindles of a baby carriage or othervehicle. The runners will be attached to the axle spindles after theWheels of the vehicle have been removed and be held in place by theusual nuts such as are employed for securing the wheels.

rlhe raves of the runners 17 serve to support front and rear seat boards23 and to also support a centrally arranged board 2li on which packagesor the like may be placed. It will be understood that the seat andpackage carrying boards will only be employed on the runners when thelatter are not attached to a baby carriage or other vehicle. Hence, myimproved runners may be used either with a baby carriage or othervehicle to convert the latter into a sleigh or may be used for forming asled or sleigh comprising the said runners and the seat and packagecarrying boards.

Brace rods 25 are each pivoted at one end on the rave of one of therunners and provided at the opposite end with a hook 26 adapted toengage an eye or opening 27 in the rave of the other runner so thatthese brace rods serve to connect and to brace the runners. These bracerods are arranged opposite the centers of the standards 2l and one ofthem is also arranged midway between the front and rear ends of therunners. Une of the runners is provided near its rear end with a catch28 which rises and also extends transversely inwardly therefrom. Thesaid runner is also provided with a spring brake 29 which is here shownas comprising a compound curved spring arm 30, secured to the rear sideof one of the standards 21 as at 3l and a downwardly extending pick orpoint- 32 at the free end of the said spring arm. The spring arm whendisengaged from the catch raises the pick or point above the surface ofthe snow or ice.

When it is desired to apply the brake in order to hold the sleigh frommoving casually it is only necessary to press with the foot on the freeend of the spring arm so as to force the pick or point down into thesnow or ice and to engage the arm 30 with the catch 28 to hold said pickor point in such engagement. It will be understood that the spring armcan also be readily disengaged from the catch when it is desired torelease the vehicle. My improved runners may be used on ordinary foldingcarriages or on those that do not fold and may be made of any sizedesired according to the size of the vehicle on which they are to beemployed.

Vhile I have herein shown and described a preferred form of myinvention, I would have it understood that changes Vmay be made in theform, proportion and construction of the several parts without departing5 from the spirit of my invention and Within the scope of the appendedclaim.

I claimz A sleigh comprising a pair of runners having standards eachprovided With a cross 10 piece and also provided at its upper end with ahub member to receive a spindle of a vehicle axle, raves secured to theinner sides of said standards at pointsbelow the hub members, crossboards det'aehably secured on the raves and transversely arranged bracerods securing the runners to gether and detachably secured to the crosspieces of the standards.

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

CHARLES Y SCHILPP.

Vitnesses:

EDWARD RYAN, W'IILIAM HIN'roN.

v Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

